Trump Shows His Cards

Republican presidential candidate, real estate mogul Donald Trump, speaks at the Family Leadership Summit in Ames, Iowa, Saturday, July 18, 2015. (AP Photo/Nati Harnik)
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I doubt it ever happens. But Trump just showed the threat he can hang over the GOP every time they attack him: a no-holds-barred independent run from the right.

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